French captain and his nine-person crew aboard the multi-hulled have set a new record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by sail,crossing the finish line this past Saturday 48 days, 7 hours, 44minutes and 52 seconds after they started back at the end of January, according to . This new record bests the old one, set in 2005, by over 2 days. By accomplishing the record, the crew earned the Jules Verne Trophy,which goes to the fastest team to circumnavigate the planet.
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–Stayton Bonner